Skyrim Fan Creates Dwarven War Axe With 3D Printer

A Skyrim player 3D prints a Dwarven Axe, adding to their growing collection of weapons from the game, including a full set of glass gear.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has a lot of outstanding features. There's the character creator that allows players to become anything from a typical human Imperial to a magic-wielding High Elf to a cat-like Khajit. There's also the builds players choose in Skyrim, which can have some turning to wizardry to blast their foes apart, while others simply charge in with a big weapon and heavy armor. Most, though, end up thinking they'll choose a new way to play but end up slinking to the back of a cave and sniping their enemies with Skyrim's stealth archer build.

Whatever way a player chooses to take on Skyrim, usually they'll need weapons in order to do it. Skyrim is known for having a vast array of equipment, from the intimidating Daedric gear to the more impractical weapons like the fork or the Wabbajack that feel more like jokes than anything else. However, in the range of weapons a player can equip themselves with, there are plenty of impressive tools, and one Skyrim player has taken to making some of them in real-life using a 3D printer.

Reddit user 3DPrintOrlando has so far created a full set of glass weapons from Skyrim, as well as some weapons from other IPs like the BFG900 from DOOM: Annihilation. Now, they have swapped the green crystal aesthetic of Skyrim's glass weapons for the brass look of the game's Dwarven gear. Specifically, they've created a realistic-looking Dwarven war axe. Shown off in the sunlight, the axe shines and appears to reflect the sun's rays, making the 3D printed weapon look even more like it was crafted from metal.

Skyrim fans were quick to praise 3DPrintOrlando's work. One fan said that they thought the video where 3DPrintOrlando shows off the axe was an Unreal Engine 5 demo, while another said that the real-life axe looks much better than its in-game counterpart. The top comment on the Reddit post made reference to Calcelmo, an NPC in Skyrim that will demand the player comes to meet him once they have acquired a piece of Dwarven gear.

With Skyrim players now able to see a shiny new rendition of the Dwarven axe from the game, some may reconsider their stance on the best-looking Skyrim weapon. Fans of the RPG debated that topic recently, with the rankings claiming that the glass weapons had the best fantasy aesthetic, with Daedric, Dragonbone, and Elven gear being identified as "looking cool."